Facilitation Note: As students are sharing, listen to their conversations to 

find out what they know about hockey and the players that they highlight. 

Consider comments, ideas or insights that are shared that would spark 

further conversation with the class community during the share portion of 

this activity and make connections to the story of Angela James. 

Have some students share their thinking and the thinking of the group with 

the class community.   

Step B:
Assessment 
for Learning

FOCUSED VIEWING AND DOCUMENTATION OF THINKING

Lesson Note: There is a focused viewing and shared reading section to this 

portion of the lesson. You may choose to do both or select one to do with 

your students. Doing both will require additional time than is noted in this 

lesson.

Teacher Talk: We are going to view a video and read about a hockey player 

who has been described as “the female Wayne Gretzky.” She has made a 

profound difference in the hockey world, and we are going to learn about the 

journey she went through to reach these goals. Consider what we have been 

learning about Perseverance and if there is any evidence of Perseverance 

impacting herself, others and society. As we watch the video, please use the 

Graphic Organizer to document your thinking.   

Focused Viewing: Show YouTube video Journey to the Hall: The Story of 

Angela James, youtube.com/watch?v=NeV7CrFuFk4.

Facilitation Notes: As they view the video, students complete the first 

column (“What I viewed/heard…”) of BLM #3, Focused Viewing/Shared 

Reading Graphic Organizer. They will complete the second column after the 

viewing and discussions regarding the video content.

There are several social issues and situations that are explicitly and implicitly 

noted in the video, including the following:
• race/ethnicity
• being bi-racial in a family that is not 
• gender
• exclusion and acceptance
• homosexuality
• socio-economic condition/poverty
• men’s versus women’s hockey (visibility, validity, etc.)

Black Canadian Curriculum – Intermediate – ETFO – 2014